Cooking-range



N. MASON.

Cooking Range.

Patented Aug. '19, 1851.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NICHOLAS MASON, OF ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

COOKING-RANGE.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 8,302, dated August 19, 1851.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NICHOLAS MASON, ofRoxbury, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in the GookmgRange,

which is described as follows, reference being had to the annexeddrawings of the tion of the oven and fiues around it &c. No.

4 is section of ditto at the red line A, B, in 1 Nos. 1 and 5, showingfire chamber hot air chamber flues brick oven dampers, &c. No. 5 issection of ditto at the red line E, F in No. 2 with the back partremoved and;

looking toward the range. No. 6 is a part of a horizontal section ofditto at the red: line G, H in No. 1 showing portion of oven 1 hot airchamber flues &c.

Similar letters in the several numbers refor to corresponding parts.

to each other and the fire chamber as to form a compact and convenientcooking range capable of supplying all the wants pertaining to theculinary department, as well as to form a heater to warm the rooms ofthe house in which it is situated, with a slight amount of fuelconsidering the benefits accomplished.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

The range in its outward appearance resembles my cooking range patentedDecember 4, 1849, and a part of this being a part of the same, butsomewhat changed in its construction.

A, Nos. 1 and 4, is the fire chamber situated near the center of therange and provided with a grate nearly square.

B, Nos. 1 and 3, is an oven arranged on the right of the fire chamberand a sufficient distance from the same so as to form a fine a betweenthe two, extending from the top to the bottom of the oven, and fromfront to ber in front and with two diving flues c. on the side of thefire chamber is to keep a body of air between the fire and side of theNo. 3 is section of ditto at the red; line C, D in Nos. 1 and 5 showinga poroven B, in order to give a uniform degree of heat to that side ofthe oven, and to prevent it from being heated to the extreme it wouldwere the fire chamber situated directly next the same.

C, No. 4, is a horizontal flue, formed by the top plate of the range andthe top of the oven, communicating with the fire chamber in front andwith two diving flues o, No. 6, one on each corner of the oven formed bythe end plate of the range and the side of the oven in the rear.

D, No. 3, is two horizontal flues, directly under the oven at the frontand back ends of the same and communicating with the diving flues c atthe side of the oven.

(1, No. 3, is a horizontal return flue immediately under the oven in themiddle of the same and about one fourth the distance from the ends ofthe oven, and communicating with the horizontal flues D.

E, No. 6, is a perpendicular return flue on the side of the oven nextthe end of the 1 range and about one fourth the distance The nature ofthis invention and improvement consists in combining and arranging aseries of boilers, ovens, flues, dampers and 1 their necessaryattachments, in such relation from each end of the oven, andcommunicating with the horizontal return flue (Z.

6, Nos. 3 and 4, is a horizontal flue formed by a trunk of iron andplaced directly over the perpendicular flueE, and communicating with thesame through an opening in the top plate of the range, thus forming aflue and extending back toward back of range.

F, Nos. 2, 3 and 5, is an inclined pipe standing in the back part of therange and one end communicating with horizontal flue e, and the other tothe chimney with damper l, 1 and rod 2, 2, for opening and closing theflue.

S, No. 6, are division plates to divide div ing fines 0, fromperpendicular flue E.

G, No. 8, is division plates to divide horizontal fines D from returnfiue (l.

g, Nos.'4 and 6, is a hot air chamber directly back of the fire chamberand extending from one side of the fire chamber to the other and to thebottom of the range, where it communicates with an opening g, 9 leadingto the cellar for the admission of cold a1r.

H, Nos. 4 and 5, is an opening or flue through the back plate 9 of therange, and communicating with hot air chamber g.

it, No. 4, is a hot air chamber directly under flue h b, No. 4, andcommunicating with opening or flue H.

I, Nos. 3 and 5, is a hot air chamber in the back part of the range andextending from hot air chamber 72., Nos. 3 and 4, to top plate 2', Nos.3 and 5, and all around carved plate 5, 2', No. 5, and perpendicularplates 2', h, No. 4, and all around pipe F, Nos. 3 and 5, and pipe 2' F,No. 5, and communicating with hot air chamber h, Nos. 3 and 5.

J, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, are hot air pipes communicating with hot airchamber I and leading to the apartments to be heated.

K, Nos. 1 and 2, is a copper boiler of an oblong form on top, andinserted in a corresponding opening in the top plate of the range on theleft side of the fire chamber so as to bring its lower parts in a spaceor chamber with a flue 1, Nos. 1 and 5, all around it formed by the firechamber on one side and end of range on other, and front and back partsof the same.

71:, Nos. 1 and 5, is an iron trunk leading toward the back part of therange and communicating with flue 1.

i, F,'Nos. 2 and 5, is a perpendicular pipe or flue leading to thechimney and communicating with trunk with damper 3, 3, No. 2, connectedwith rod 4, 4, Nos. 1 and 2, to open and close the flue.

L, No. 1, is a door hung on hinges and secured by latch or clasp leadingunder the wash boiler K for putting under a fire in case that all thefire from the fire chamber A is used for other purposes the door L andthe ovens doors are ornamented by pannel work in the drawings but theymay be so or plain as desired.

Z, Nos. 1 and 4, is the grate for the fire bent after the form of aright angle with the corners removed, and suspended in the fire chamberby the two top corners there being pivots or axles 1, 2 on the grate andresting in sockets on the range.

3, Nos. 1 and 4, is a trip or supporter for the grate it being attachedby the top end to the grate e by hinge or link, and by removing thebottom, the grate may swing out and let the ashes out of the grate.

M, Nos. 1, 4 and 5, is an oven built entirely of bricks in the back partof the range and elevated above the top plate of the range, andextending from the edge of the top plate to any depth that is desiredand the width is about one half the length of the range.

m, No. 4, is a cast iron plate to hold up brick oven bottom m, m.

N, Nos. 4 and 5, are oblong flues through plate m and extending as highas the oven bottom m m is thick which is to be one brick.

17., Nos. 4 and 5, are covers or dampers hung by hinge to close flues N.Flues N com-- municate with flues h, k, and flues h, h, communicate withfire chamber A through flues or openings 4, Nos. 4 and 5.

Brick oven M, Nos. 4 and 5, has perpendicular sides about one half theheight of oven, curved flue 0 0 and perpendicular flues v 0 communicatewith flues h 71. under the oven and fire chamber A.

P, Nos. 2 and 4, is a flue extending through the arch or top of oven M,Nos. 4 and 5, and communicate with flues N through the oven.

Q, Nos. 2, 4 and 5, is a damper box for flue P that leads from brickoven M.

79, Nos. 2 and 4, is a damper for flue P.

9, Nos. 2, 4 and 5, is a damper for flue 0 0. Damper g is elevated abovedamper ya so as to give a passage for flue 0 0 under damper g and fromthence unto damper box Q, Nos. 4 and 5, and chimney; plate 5, No. 4,

is to keep the flue 0 0 from flue P until they pass through the dampers.Said plate is part of damper box.

6, Nos. 2 and 4, is an angling rod to connect damper p with damper g.

7, Nos. 2 and 4, is a rod or handle extending through the front of therange and connected with angling rod 6, to operate damper 79 and q atthe same time, the ribs or curved pieces X, No. 5, projecting from box Qis to rest on curved plate 2' 2' so as to form a tight joint betweenflues 0 0 and hot air chamber I.

R, No. 1, is a cast iron front for brick oven M, with sliding doors R M,Nos. 1 and 4, sliding in grooves r on said front.

S, No. 5, is rods with nuts 8, Nos. 1, 2 and 4, for holding front R, inits place, rods S extend through top corners of front R to the back partof brick chimney Y, of said range.

T, Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6, on both sides and top of range is the breast workof chimney.

U, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, is brick jambs at each end of range extendingfrom breast work T toward front or range. The one on the right side offire chamber starts di rectly on top of trunk 6, Nos. 1, 3 and 4. Theone on the left starts at the bottom of the range flush with the end,where the boiler K is, and when at the top plate of range it sets backas far as the one on the right, and then they are carried high enough togive room for oven M. There it is covered with an iron shelf V, Nos. 1,3 and 5, which forms a hood. I

W, Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 5, is foundation for range two bricks high.

X, Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, is brick breast work between jambs U and oven M,and cast iron front R is secured to it by rods S and nuts, small 8.

Operation: The fire being built in the fire chamber and it is desired toheat the brick oven only, damper rod 2, 2, Nos. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and rod4, 4, Nos. 1 and 2, should be pushed in which will close the draftthatleads round oven B, Nos. 1 and 3, and boiler K, Nos. 1 and 2, and thenreach in oven M through sliding doors R M and open dampers or covers aby lifting them up at the bottom of oven M, and push in damper rod 7,Nos. 2 and 4, which will open flue P and close damper g. Then the wholedraft will pass through flue or opening 4, Nos. 4 and 5, into flue h. h,thence up flues N into oven M, thence across and forward to flue Pleading into the smoke flue and chimney as indicated by arrows in Nos. 4and 5. WVhen the brick oven M is hot enough to bake the dampers orcovers it may be closed and the damper rod 7 pulled out, which willclose flue P and at the same remove damper 9, Nos. 4 and 5, from flue 00 so that all of the fire will pass from fire chamher A through openingor flue 4 into flue it h which is directly under the oven, thence up theflues 0 on each side of the oven; thence through flues 0 0 that isformed by the curved plate 71 i and brick arch of oven, thence outthrough flue that is covered by damper 9 into the chimney as indicatedby arrows in Nos. 4 and 5, thus causing the oven to return its heat toany length of time desire-d and at the same time heating the air chamber72 Nos. 8 and 4, under the oven, and air chamber I, Nos. 3 and 5, on thesides and top of oven. When it is desired to use oven B, Nos. 1 and 3,only, covers n in brick oven should be closed, damper rod 7 pushed inand damper rod 4, 4 leading around boiler pushed in. Then all of theheat will pass from the fire chamber through horizontal flue O, No. 4,thence down diving flues 0, No. 6, at each corner of the oven; thencethrough horizontal flues D, No. 3, at the bottom of the oven, thencethrough return flues a), No. 3, toward the side of the oven next the endof the range, thence up perpendicular flue E, No. 6, to the trunk 6,Nos. 3 and 4, thence through the horizontal trunk that leads toward theinclined pipe F, Nos. 3 and 5, thence into the chimney as indicated byarrows in Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. When it is desired to heat the washboiler only the damper rods 7, and 2, 2 being pushed in as mentionedabove the fire will pass around the boiler through flues 1, No. 5,formed by the side of the fire chamber and brick jamb U and front andback of range and thence into trunk is, thence through pipe i F into thechimney as indicated by arrows in Nos. 1, 2 and 5. If it is desired tobake in both ovens at a time the brick oven may be heated as mentionedabove; then close the flues and all of the heat may pass around the ovenB, as the brick oven will retain its heat long enough to bake withoutthe heat going around it.

In case that all of the heat from the fire chamber A, is wanted forcooking purposes and the boiler K is wanted to boil a fire may be builtdirectly under the boiler through door E, No. 1. The fire being in firechamber A, Nos. 1 and 4, the hot air chamber 9, Nos. 4 and 6, back ofthe fire gets heated, and cold air from cellar enters passage 9 g, No.4, into hot air chamber 9 conveying the heated air from hot air chamber9 through openings H, Nos. 4 and 5, thence through hot air chamber h,Nos. 3 and 4, toward perpendicular plate a h, No. 5, thence up airchamber I, thence through pipes J to the rooms to be heated as indicatedby arrows in Nos. 1, 3,4, and 5.

I do not claim to be the inventor of brick oven, but

That I do claim as my invention and desire to secure by Leters Patentis 1. The attachment of a brick oven to cooking range to be heated fromthe same fire with which the cooking is done, as here in described.

2. I also claim the hot air chamber I at the sides of perpendicularplates 2' h and extending as high as horizontal plate 1' and all overcurved plate 2' i and extending all.

around inclined pipe F and perpendicular pipe 2' F and communicatingwith pipes J, in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.

NICHOLAS MASON. Witnesses:

H. L. HAzEL'roN, IVORY BEAN.

